Nearly all commodity corn farmers receive seed coated with neonics each season. Many cannot identify the chemical coating on their seeds and only opt for it because a seed salesperson recommends it.

The global seed coating market is projected to grow from USD 2.38 billion in 2025 to USD 3.52 billion by 2030, registering a ...

According to the complaint, crops grown from pesticide-coated seeds, including corn, soybeans and sunflower seeds, cover 147 million acres of farmland in the United States, nearly half of all ...

A honeybee (Apis mellifera) sips nectar from an aster in a butterfly garden. Lawmakers in the Vermont House are weighing a bill that would largely ban seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides in ...

This week marks National Pollinator Week. This annual celebration in support of pollinator health reminds Americans how ...

According to the complaint, crops grown from pesticide-coated seeds — including corn, soybeans and sunflower seeds — cover 147 million acres of farmland in the United States, or nearly half of all ...

Heather Darby, a professor leading the research, told lawmakers that coated seeds became ubiquitous for corn and soybeans in Vermont in the mid-2000s, though their use has been on the rise since ...

The study’s end result was clear: seeds coated with neonicotinoids are causing the most damage. Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticide type in the world. ... In their target region of the ...